English surfer Andrew Cotton rides a big wave at the Praia do Norte, north beach, at the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal's Atlantic coast. (AP)
People watch an unidentified surfer ride a big wave at the Praia do Norte, north beach, at the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal's Atlantic coast. (AP)
Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle, left, rescues fellow surfer Maya Gabeira, also from Brazil who nearly drowned after falling trying to ride a big wave at the Praia do Norte, north beach, at the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal's Atlantic coast. (AP)
Photographers watch the sunrise at the Praia do Norte, north beach, at the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal's Atlantic coast. (AP)
Surfers apply CPR to fellow surfer Maya Gabeira, from Brazil who nearly drowned after falling trying to ride a big wave at the Praia do Norte, north beach, at the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal's Atlantic. (AP)
Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira floats apparently unconscious before being rescued by fellow surfers after falling trying to ride a big wave at the Praia do Norte. (AP)
Surfers Carlos Burle, right, from Brazil, and Garret McNamara, from the US, pose for a photo after Burle surfed a big wave at the Praia do Norte, north beach, at the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal's Atlantic coast. (AP)
Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle rides a big wave at the Praia do Norte, north beach, outside the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal's Atlantic coast. (AP)